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Shamanism - The Powers of the Angakkuq

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students examine Shamanism and explore the Inuktitut language. In this Inuit culture instructional activity, students role play and 'interview' a shaman. Students encounter native Inuktitut words and then use a dictionary to find their...
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Using Children's Literature to Teach Writing: Oh, Tucker!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are read the book "Oh, Tucker". They write a paper about the positive and negative aspects of having a dog as a pet. They use a graphic organizer to organize their thoughts and they edit them the next day in class.
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Poetry Pot

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders illustrate a favorite poem with images, title, author's name and words of the poem on a clay pot.
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Help!

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students read a scene from a given play. They act out the important details of the scene calling out for help from classmates as needed.
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Centennial: Simple Gifts...Personal Contributions To Utah

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders consider how the concept of giving can affect a society for the better. They read various essays on giving and examine obituaries to highlight individuals who contributed to society over the course of their lives.
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How Big is a Blue?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students determine the length of different whales using a rope marked off and color coded to each length. They create life-size scale drawings of whales on butcher paper.
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United Nations General Assembly

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study China and the Chinese occupation of Tibet. They read position summaries/notes of China, Tibet and various foreign nations. Then they roleplay members of United Nations General Assembly and discuss and debate the topic.
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EcoKids Web Site: Food Chain Game

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use the EcoKids web site to explore food chains and the associated terminology. They answer the questions about food chains and their importance. Students use the Kidspiration program to add information to an Animal Fact Web.
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Sandburg Study

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine and share their perceptions on a variety of poems by Carl Sandburg They demonstrate their comprehension of the poems by answering questions about the poetry during a class discussion. Students explore the world of Carl...
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Unlocking Whole Numbers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate three kinds of remainders, use computers and counters division mats to explore equal groups. In pairs, 5th graders solve problems at the computer. Notepad is used by the students to explain symbols, grouping,...
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Sharks and Fishes

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Learners explain the role of the school of fish as the prey and the shark as the predator, as they participate in the game Sharks and Fishes. They demonstrate quick physical movement, and trickery, by sucessfully staying away from the...
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Musical Patterns

For Teachers K
Students use musical instruments to create simple patterns. They, in pairs, come to the front of the classroom and create a pattern.
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Light at the Bottom of the Deep, Dark Ocean?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars participate in an inquiry activity. They relate the structure of an appendage to its function. They describe how a deepwater organism to its environment without bright light.
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Community Building during the Great Society

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students, by analyzing articles from the "Mobilization for Youth News Bulletin," identify the ways that students in the 1960s worked to improve their community.
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Jesse's Ice Cream Stand

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students evaluate the best price to scoop size combination for profit. They complete a poem on the concept of profit for earning money and calculate profit in several situations.
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Alphabody ABCs of Giving

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. They develop a list of words about giving and kindness, alphabetize the words, and pantomime the words from the list.
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Presidential Power and Influence

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze the powers and duties that Article II of the US Constitution grants the President. They determine the influence the President has on the nation and how philanthropy changes in a nation.
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How Can the Little Moon Hide the Giant Sun? Exploring Size and Distance

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students compare two objects at different distances. They explore the concept that distance affects how we perceive the size of objects.
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I'm a Little Crab Pot

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read Jacob Have I Loved and explore conflict/ resolution.
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Independent - To Be or Not Top Be - Day 2, Lesson E: In My Opinion . . .

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read paragraphs that they've written from a Mountains to Climb self-reflection worksheet.
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Thumbs Up to a Good Book!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read a short story and discuss whether they would give it a thumbs up or down and why. students write a group review on that story supporting why they gave it the up or down thumb. They choose and read a short story and...
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Endangered Animals Report

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research an endangered animal and create a written and technological report. Students present their slide show report to the class. The class completes a rubric for each student presentation.
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Strange Elevators: Creating and Extending Patterns

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders solve problems by recognizing patterns, creating patterns and extending them. They compare and contrast patterns.
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Working

For Teachers K
Students draw a picture of a work setting previously discussed in class.